Low expression of c-Myc protein predicts poor outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after resection.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment options for advanced head and neck adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC) are limited. Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA), a transmembrane protein that is known for its use in diagnostics and targeted therapy in prostate cancer, is also expressed by AdCC. This study aimed to analyse PSMA expression...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Klein Nulent TJW,Valstar MH,Smit LA,Smeele LE,Zuithoff NPA,de Keizer B,de Bree R,van Es RJJ,Willems SM

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemotherapy for pancreatic carcinoma often has severe side effects that limit its efficacy. The glucocorticoid (GC) dexamethasone (DEX) is frequently used as co-treatment to prevent side effects of chemotherapy such as nausea, for palliative purposes and to treat allergic reactions. While the potent pro-apo...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Zhang C,Kolb A,Büchler P,Cato AC,Mattern J,Rittgen W,Edler L,Debatin KM,Büchler MW,Friess H,Herr I

更新日期：2006-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:C-reactive protein (CRP) is considered a useful serum marker for patients with RCC. However, its clinical utility in advanced metastatic renal cell carcinoma (AM-RCC), particularly in deciding whether to perform nephrectomy at the onset, is not well studied. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We retrospectively evaluated ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Ito H,Shioi K,Murakami T,Takizawa A,Sano F,Kawahara T,Mizuno N,Makiyama K,Nakaigawa N,Kishida T,Miura T,Kubota Y,Yao M

更新日期：2012-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) is a critical component of the innate immune response to dsRNA viruses, which was considered to be mainly expressed in immune cells and some endothelial cells. In this study, we investigated the expression and proapoptotic activity of TLR3 in human and murine tumor cell lines. ME...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Jiang Q,Wei H,Tian Z

更新日期：2008-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metastasis is the main cause of death for lung cancer patients. The ex vivo 4D acellular lung model has been shown to mimic this metastatic process. However, the main concern is the model's lack of cellular components of the tumor's microenvironment. In this study, we aim to determine if the intact lung micr...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Mishra DK,Miller RA,Pence KA,Kim MP

更新日期：2018-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Michigan Prevention Research Center, the University of Michigan Schools of Nursing, Public Health, and Medicine, and the Michigan Department of Community Health propose a multidisciplinary academic-clinical practice three-year project to increase breast cancer screening among young breast cancer survivor...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Katapodi MC,Northouse LL,Schafenacker AM,Duquette D,Duffy SA,Ronis DL,Anderson B,Janz NK,McLosky J,Milliron KJ,Merajver SD,Duong LM,Copeland G

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aspirin (ASA) use has been associated with improved breast cancer survival in several prospective studies. METHODS:We conducted a nested case-control study of ASA use after a breast cancer diagnosis among women using Swedish National Registries. We assessed prospectively recorded ASA exposure during several...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Holmes MD,Olsson H,Pawitan Y,Holm J,Lundholm C,Andersson TM,Adami HO,Askling J,Smedby KE

更新日期：2014-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In people with albinism (PWA), the deficiency of melanin increase the risk of skin cancers. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of skin cancers and characteristics of these detected skin cancers (histological types, localization) in PWA in 10 cities in Togo in 2019. METHODS:This is a cross...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Saka B,Akakpo SA,Teclessou JN,Gnossike P,Adam S,Mahamadou G,Kassang P,Elegbede Y,Mouhari-Toure A,Darre T,Kombate K,Pitché P

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Outpatient autologous stem cell transplantations (ASCTs) in multiple myeloma and lymphoma patients have been shown to reduce the overall costs and improve the quality of life relative to inpatient ASCTs. This systematic review and meta-analysis was performed with the aim of comprehensively comparing the risk...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Owattanapanich W,Suphadirekkul K,Kunacheewa C,Ungprasert P,Prayongratana K

更新日期：2018-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite considerable efforts by scientific research, pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer related mortalities. Sigma-2 receptors, which are overexpressed in several tumors, represent promising targets for triggering selective pancreatic cancer cells death. METHODS:We selected five differe...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Pati ML,Hornick JR,Niso M,Berardi F,Spitzer D,Abate C,Hawkins W

更新日期：2017-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can develop acquired resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) erlotinib and gefitinib. Here, we report the successful treatment with alternating chemotherapy and TKIs of two cases of advanced NSCLC...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Guo R,Chen X,Wang T,Zhang Z,Sun J,Shu Y

更新日期：2011-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The expression of a neural crest stem cell marker, polysialic acid (polySia), and its main carrier, neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM), have been detected in some malignant tumors with high metastatic activity and unfavorable prognosis, but the diagnostic and prognostic value of polySia-NCAM in neuroblasto...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Korja M,Jokilammi A,Salmi TT,Kalimo H,Pelliniemi TT,Isola J,Rantala I,Haapasalo H,Finne J

更新日期：2009-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:New disease mapping techniques widely used in small-area studies enable disease distribution patterns to be identified and have become extremely popular in the field of public health. This paper reports on trends in the geographical mortality patterns of the most frequent cancers in Spain, over a period of 2...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： López-Abente G,Aragonés N,Pérez-Gómez B,Pollán M,García-Pérez J,Ramis R,Fernández-Navarro P

更新日期：2014-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuroblastoma patients show heterogeneous clinical courses ranging from life-threatening progression to spontaneous regression. Recently, gene expression profiles of neuroblastoma tumours were associated with clinically different phenotypes. However, such data is still rare for important patient subgroups, s...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Warnat P,Oberthuer A,Fischer M,Westermann F,Eils R,Brors B

更新日期：2007-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumor invasion through a basement membrane is one of the earliest steps in metastasis, and growth factors, such as Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) and Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF), stimulate this process in a majority of solid tumors. Basement membrane breakdown is one of the hallmarks of invasion; therefore...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Dykes SS,Steffan JJ,Cardelli JA

更新日期：2017-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan and oxaliplatin (FOLFIRINOX) is superior to gemcitabine in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer who have a good performance status. We investigated this combination as neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC). METHODS:In this retrospectiv...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Hosein PJ,Macintyre J,Kawamura C,Maldonado JC,Ernani V,Loaiza-Bonilla A,Narayanan G,Ribeiro A,Portelance L,Merchan JR,Levi JU,Rocha-Lima CM

更新日期：2012-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Loss of lean body mass (LBM) is a common occurrence after treatment for breast cancer and is related to deleterious metabolic health outcomes [Clin Oncol, 22(4):281-288, 2010; Appl Physiol Nutr Metab, 34(5):950-956, 2009]. The aim of this research is to determine the effectiveness of long chain omega-3 fatty...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： McDonald C,Bauer J,Capra S,Coll J

更新日期：2014-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many advanced human tumors, including hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) are auxotrophic for arginine due to down-regulation of argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS1), the rate-limiting enzyme in arginine synthesis. The arginine-lowering agent PEGylated arginine deiminase (ADI-PEG 20) has shown efficacy as a monot...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： McAlpine JA,Lu HT,Wu KC,Knowles SK,Thomson JA

更新日期：2014-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：CORRECTION:After publication of the original article [1] the authors found that the figure contained an incorrect version of Fig. 3a. This does not affect the results and conclusions of the article. ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Wang X,Chen J,Wang J,Yu F,Zhao S,Zhang Y,Tang H,Peng Z

更新日期：2018-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It remains presently unclear whether disease progression in colorectal carcinoma (CRC), from early, to invasive and metastatic forms, is associated to a gradual increase in genetic instability and to a scheme of sequentially occurring Copy Number Alterations (CNAs). METHODS:In this work we set to determine ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Orsetti B,Selves J,Bascoul-Mollevi C,Lasorsa L,Gordien K,Bibeau F,Massemin B,Paraf F,Soubeyran I,Hostein I,Dapremont V,Guimbaud R,Cazaux C,Longy M,Theillet C

更新日期：2014-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was performed to investigate the effect of microRNA-203 (miR-203) and ΔNp63 on cell proliferation and the functional connection between miR-203 and ΔNp63 in ESCC. METHODS:We employed 2 human ESCC cell lines, Eca109 and TE-1, as the model system. The effect of miR-203 and ΔNp63 on cell proliferati...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Yuan Y,Zeng ZY,Liu XH,Gong DJ,Tao J,Cheng HZ,Huang SD

更新日期：2011-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP), alternatively called fortilin, is believed to be involved in the development of the chemoresistance of tumor cells against anticancer drugs such as etoposide, taxol, and oxaliplatin, the underlying mechanisms of which still remain elusive. METHODS:Cell death ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Jung J,Kim HY,Maeng J,Kim M,Shin DH,Lee K

更新日期：2014-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eradication of early gastric carcinoma (GC) is thought to contribute to reduction in the mortality of GC, given that most of the early GCs progress to the advanced GCs. However, early GC is alternatively considered a dormant variant of GC, and it infrequently progresses to advanced GC. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Nakayama T,Ling ZQ,Mukaisho K,Hattori T,Sugihara H

更新日期：2010-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Young age remains a controversial issue as a prognostic factor in breast cancer. Debate includes patients from different parts of the world. Almost 50% of patients with breast cancer seen at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) are below age 50. METHODS:We reviewed 1320 patients seen at ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： El Saghir NS,Seoud M,Khalil MK,Charafeddine M,Salem ZK,Geara FB,Shamseddine AI

更新日期：2006-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence and survival rates for colorectal cancer in Australia are among the highest in the world. With population growth and ageing there are increasing numbers of colorectal cancer survivors in the community, yet little is known of their ongoing follow up and survivorship care experiences. This study ...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Young JM,Durcinoska I,DeLoyde K,Solomon MJ

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sorafenib is a multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor known to prolong overall survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Predicting this drug's survival benefits is challenging because clinical responses are rarely measurable during treatment. In this study, we hypothesized that...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Hayashi T,Yamashita T,Terashima T,Suda T,Okada H,Asahina Y,Hayashi T,Hara Y,Nio K,Sunagozaka H,Takatori H,Arai K,Sakai Y,Yamashita T,Mizukoshi E,Honda M,Kaneko S

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sentinel lymph node metastasis is a common and early event in the metastatic process of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and is the most powerful prognostic factor for survival of HNSCC patients. 3-O-acetyloleanolic acid (3AOA), a pentacyclic triterpenoid compound isolated from seeds of Vigna si...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Hwang-Bo J,Bae MG,Park JH,Chung IS

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) exhibit characteristics quite distinct from other kinds of breast cancer, presenting as an aggressive disease--recurring and metastasizing more often than other kinds of breast cancer, without tumor-specific treatment options and accounts for 15% of all types of breast ca...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Kaur P,Nagaraja GM,Zheng H,Gizachew D,Galukande M,Krishnan S,Asea A

更新日期：2012-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are crucially involved in the regulation of multiple stages of cancer progression. Elevated MMP levels have been associated with the development of metastases and poor prognosis in several types of cancer. However, the role of MMPs in osteosarcoma and their prognostic value i...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Kunz P,Sähr H,Lehner B,Fischer C,Seebach E,Fellenberg J

更新日期：2016-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, copy number alteration (CNA) of 9p24.1 were demonstrated in 10% of diffuse large b-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), with gene expression and mutation profiles that were similar to those of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL). However, their CNA-based profile and clinical impact still remain unc...

journal_title：BMC cancer

authors： Xue X,Huang W,Qiu T,Guo L,Ying J,Lv N

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00